Day 3 May 29, 2011 Part 4
I have left off at BWPPI while I was resting. Since I was tired that day, I took a couple hour break that Sunday. When it was around 5pm, I got up and called my group and see where they were. They said that they were in DCA on CS. I told them that I can meet up with them at Soarin when they got off CS.
Since I am not planning on videotaping any of the nighttime shows that night, I just packed my bag and my camera equipment with me and head on straight over to DCA. It was around 5pm when I left the hotel and on the way toward DCA.
When I got over to DCA around 5:15pm, I head on straight on over to Soarin and was waiting for them at the main entrance. They didnt show up for another 15 minutes since they were walking over from PP.
Just my friend and the band teacher came together from CS. I was wondering where the kids and they said that most of them were around the park somewhere. So the first thing we did was go on Soarin. Since they didnt want to wait in the standby line which was a 45 minute wait, we went through the single rider line. It has been awhile since I have been in the single rider queue, even all of those times when I am at DL alone. I just dont like going on the single rider queue.
We only had to wait about 10 minutes for all three of us to get on the ride. The band teacher and I were separated from my friend, but it was no problem.
After we got off Soarin, my friend wanted to get his GF a gift from DL. He said that he wanted to get a gift at the Le bat en rouge store right by the POTC. I was wondering why he wanted to go to that store especially with stores like the Emporium and WoD store. But he said there was a nice women shirt that he liked at the store and wanted to go over there. I said that there were a lot of stores at MS that might have it. But he insists on going to that store.
On the way out of the park, we head on straight over to DL and the first thing we did was to head on over to TL and get FP for Space Mountain. I told him that it would be really close to get SM tickets this late during the day. But we took a chance and head on over to TL.
When we got to SM, the line was already at an hour wait and the FP return time was from 11pm to midnight. So we got lucky and got FP that last hour of the day. We said that it would be neat to ride on it together that night.
On the way out of TL, I told them lets go to NOS and get his merchandise at the LeBat en Rouge store in NOS.
We were all joking on the way and got to NOS. While we were at the LeBat en Rouge store, he found the shirt he wanted and also he wanted to get a dog for her since she loves dogs. We found a stuff animal dog that was from the POTC which was the dog that has the prison keys. It was nice and cheap, so he got the shirt and dog for his GF. Luckily with my AP, he saved a lot of money on those two items. Since it needed to be cash and not his own CC, he was happy that he got it at a great deal.
When we head on out, he wanted to get hat from DL. The problem was that he wanted a baseball cap and didnt say
Disneyland on it, but like a logo or emblem of the park. So I told him one of the best stores to get hat is at Briar Patch right at CC.
We head on over to CC and look for his hat. When we got there, the store didnt have the hat he wanted and we decided to go to another store. I told him another good hat store is at the Emporium or The Mad Hatter store right next to GMwML.
So we left CC and on our way towards MS TS. The first thing we did was head on over to the Emporium and searched a hat for him. We found a hat that he liked, but he was hesitant to buy it. But he said that we might go back to the store and get the hat.
Then we head on over to The Mad Hatter store right by GMwML and once again, he couldnt find the hat he wanted. It was around 6:30pm that night and told them that we should go have dinner. I told him that we should eat at the ESPN Zone since my friend is a huge sports fan as well as the band teacher.
We head on out of DL and went to DTD. On the way, there were a few groups of people playing in DTD and this was a good time to get some pics for the Music/Sound Quest this trip.
When we past the La Brea bakery store, we head straight on over to the WoD store and looking for his hats. While we were there, the band teacher wanted to get something nice for his wife and I told him that he should get something for her. He was interested in this POTC women shirt that was very neat. He hesitated just like my friend if this would be nice for her. After convincing him about a few times that night, he decided to get the shirt for her. As for my friend, he found one of the hats at the WoD store. He asked a CM if they had any other hats in the store and she went in the back and see if they had any other hats in the back. When she got back, she found a Mickey golf hat with Mickey on it and immediately got the hat. Then he also picked up a baseball hat that has a D logo on the hat. So both my friend and the band teacher got what they want and we went through the check out.
It was very late that day and we vamoose on over to the ESPN Zone for dinner that night. On the way over to the ESPN Zone, there was a band group playing right next to the RFC and watched it just a few minutes.
At the ESPN Zone, we asked how long we had to wait and the host said that there should be a table available in an hour. I was shocked to hear that it will take an hour to be seated. I asked them if they have any seats available at the bar and said there should be some available. So we ate at the bar at the ESPN Zone that night.
I had the Zone Cheese steak while my friend had the Baby Back Ribs and the band teacher wasnt very hungry that night, he just had Wings that night. We talked a lot that night and I believe we stayed at the ESPN Zone till 10pm that night. It was a good time that night to get to know the band teacher and here about the kids doing well at the middle school band competition at Cypress College on Friday.
When we left the ESPN Zone, my friend and the band teacher had to get back to DL and be at the Firehouse to meet up with the other adults and kids. On the way out, I told them we should go on the monorail and save out feet that day. So we head on over to the DTD Monorail station and waited for the next monorail.
I asked one of the CM which monorails were running. He said right now that one monorail was running that night. I was kind of surprise to hear that and asked why one was running. They had some problems lately with the monorail lately which result in Monorail Red being off line for awhile. But they did run Blue and Orange during my visit.
Since there werent too many people in line, we were hoping to get a back side ride on the monorail. Monorail Orange pulled up in the station and we got to ride in the back since the group was in the back left the monorail. I was excited to get to ride in the back with my friend and the band teacher.
Sorry, there is no pics after this since I was talking to my friend and the band teacher the whole time.
We rode the monorail until we had to depart at the TL Monorail station. Then we went straight on over to the Firehouse which was a longer walk from DTD. We met up with the parents and the kids at the Firehouse. Most of them were there and the band teacher wanted to see the POTC Sneak Peek at the Festival Arena. My friend was suppose to stay at the Firehouse and see if all the kids were doing alright, but luckily one of the parents was tired that day and had no problem watching them. Myself, my friend and the band teacher headed on over to FL and towards the Festival Arena.
We got to the Festival Arena at 11pm that night and we watch part of the POTC 4 movie. It was neat to watch part of the movie and we were all amazed of how the CM acted like pirates.
After the POTC movie, we head on straight back towards the Firehouse to meet up with the group. But before that, we wanted to get some dessert that night, so we head on over to Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor for some ice cream. I had a strawberry waffle cone, while the other two had the MS Mocha Sundae and Chocolate Chip Cookie Hot Fudge Sundae. We ate there for awhile until it was time to head on over to the Firehouse.
When we got back, we counted for all the kids at the Firehouse. The band teacher told all the kids that they did everything they wanted to do that night. But, one of the kids had lost her wallet in the Emporium store. She was really sad that she lost her wallet. Some of the students went back to the store and see if someone turned it in. When they got back, no one turned it in. She was sad and cant believe that she lost it. While my friend was talking to her, some of her friends had bought her a nice wallet for her. She was happy and thanked them so much. I did offer to use my pass to help buy her something, but she said no thanks.
When it got to midnight and the park was about to close, my group was ready to head on the bus and back to Sacramento that night. Yes, they are planning on going straight back to Sacramento late Sunday night. So I said goodbye to them at the turnstile and we parted our way.
I got back to BWPPI at 12:15am and the first thing I did was to take a shower and went straight to bed. This concludes my day on Sunday May 29, 2011.
This was a very fun day with going on ST 9 times that day. I forgot how many times I went on ST that day since I got on for every 30 minutes that day. Also I got to meet up with my friend and the band that day. It was nice to meet some nice people and got to help them out with the food and merchandise that day.
Now it is time for me to head to sleep and get ready for my last day at DL on Monday.
I love the first picture of the monorail station. It was suitable for framing!
